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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.]
A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."
--Milton.
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{Pond hen} (Zool.), the American coot. See {Coot}
(a) .
{Pond lily} (Bot.), the water lily. See under {Water}, and
Illust. under {Nymph[ae]a}.
{Pond snail} (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to {Melantho}, {Valvata}, and
various other genera.
{Pond spice} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera
geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.
{Pond tortoise}, {Pond turtle} (Zool.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family {Emydid[ae]}. Numerous species are
found in North America.
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